The Ghosts of A Whiter Shade of Pale

A new full-length Procol
Harum biography • Henry Scott-Irvine

The long-awaited 'Procol Harum: The Ghosts of A Whiter Shade of Pale'
– publishing début by Procol maven Henry Scott-Irvine, issued through
Omnibus Press and released in November 2012 globally in English (soon to be
available in five languages). It charts the story of Procol Harum from their
childhood days until 2012. Here's a
close-up of the cover

Henry promises some 80,000 words of his own, dealing with the history of the band 'from 1960 to 2012';
Martin Scorsese wrote the exclusive Foreword, Sir Alan Parker wrote the
exclusive Introduction, Sebastian Faulks wrote the exclusive Afterword and
Will Birch provided the Indexing. (Birch on Procol
here)

'We have over 50 photographs in this 100,000 word 300-page hard-back rock
biography,' writes Henry to BtP. 'Some pictures have never seen the light of
day until now: in particular Procol at Advision Studios in July 1967; Procol
live at The Fillmore West in 1968; the San Francisco Pop Festival 1968; the
Constitution Hall in Washington DC 1969 and the Hollywood Bowl in 1973,
among others.

'Importantly I have interviews with virtually everyone who
has ever been in Procol Harum – bar the bass players and two of the current
line-up. There is also a 10,000 word prequel about The Paramounts, too,
naming all of their 'lost' TV appearances and featuring interviews with
every member including archival quotes from the late BJ Wilson.

'Many people have contributed brand new interviews from former managers
(Derek Sutton and Kellogs) to former sound men (Dave Pelletier) as well as
celebrities such as Jimmy Page and producers Chris Thomas and Dennis
Weinreich, amongst forty exclusive interviews.'

The biography has its 'first preview' in Shindig magazine (Oct/Nov)
which can be bought online or at large branches of W H Smiths (inside all
major railway stations in Britain). The second preview is scheduled for the
magazine Bucket Full of Brains in the first week of October.

The book itself is due for release on 15
November 2012 ... and there was a great film-show, hosted by Henry and Dick
Fiddy, to go with it:

Procol Harum's best performances on
TV & Film in an Archive Night at The British Film Institute (NFT 1)
in London, UK